How to Use histoplasmosis in a Sentence

histoplasmosis

noun
  • What are the symptoms of histoplasmosis?
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Most histoplasmosis cases in humans have no symptoms or flu-like symptoms.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Both diseases affect domestic birds, and histoplasmosis can be transferred to humans.
    — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Later, during the mixing process, Dylan came down with the near-fatal heart ailment histoplasmosis.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Some other fungal diseases of humans are also on the move, such as histoplasmosis and blastomycosis.
    — Mark Takahashi, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Leighton, 44, began losing his vision two years ago due to ocular histoplasmosis, a fungal infection that can spread to the eyes.
    — Jenna Watson, Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Most people who inhale spores don’t get sick, but those who do usually develop acute pulmonary histoplasmosis within 3–14 days.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The accumulation of guano can cause the growth of the histoplasmosis fungus, which can cause severe respiratory problems in humans.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Vulture droppings can also carry a range of diseases such as histoplasmosis, salmonella, and encephalitis.
    — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Unclean coops can help spread diseases such as salmonella, histoplasmosis and campylobacter infection to humans.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Most people recover without problem from histoplasmosis, even without treatment, but treatment is required for prolonged cases.
    — Deborah Netburn, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
  • Most people with histoplasmosis never get symptoms, the Mayo Clinic says, and there are no recorded cases of human-to-human transmission.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Tschannen died in an Illinois hospital that year of a fungal infection known as histoplasmosis, a condition that for most people causes only mild symptoms.
    — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Bat droppings can enrich soil to fertilize a fungus (histoplasma capsulatum) that can causes histoplasmosis in humans.
    — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and , reports Justin Rohrlich for .
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Cohen put the property up for sale in 1978 when the property was linked to the nation’s largest outbreak of histoplasmosis, a flu-like respiratory disease.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2017
  • Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of fungus that causes histoplasmosis, a fungal infection that primarily affects the lungs.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • During the fertilization process, the men breathed in harmful fungus spores and subsequently developed a condition called histoplasmosis — a lung infection.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Enlarge / Histoplasma capsulatum is a species of parasitic, yeast-like dimorphic fungus that can, if inhaled, cause a type of lung infection called histoplasmosis.
    — Mark Takahashi, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Finally, doctors tested Liam for histoplasmosis, O’Neal, said.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • In another histoplasmosis victim, different clinical features might emerge.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2010
  • After breathing in spores of a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum, which was hidden within the bat poop, the men developed a pneumonia condition called histoplasmosis.
    — Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That rare disease, histoplasmosis, can be contracted by inhaling the spores of a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum, which can emanate from chicken droppings and become airborne.
    — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • When disturbed and improperly cleaned up, bat guano can cause histoplasmosis in humans, a lung infection from breathing in air contaminated with fungal spores (histoplasma capsulatum).
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
  • May 1997 - Is hospitalized for a fungal infection called histoplasmosis.
    — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 May 2021
  • The standard antifungal treatment for histoplasmosis, a drug called itraconazole, proved tricky to prescribe in Jerry’s case because his liver disease altered the drug’s metabolism.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2010
  • The study highlights two fatal cases of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, linked to bat guano exposure among marijuana growers.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Doctors initially suspected carcinoma after scans showed a mass on his larynx — but a biopsy sample ultimately tested positive for a histoplasmosis infection.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Tennessee Department of Health has issued a health advisory after an increase in histoplasmosis cases in Williamson and Maury counties.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and Salmonella, reports Justin Rohrlich for Quartz.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020

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